Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that it is always better to look for ways of dialogue or pressure “Economic pressure” seeking change in Venezuela In response to the threats made by US President Donald Trump in response to journalists on the plane returning from his trip to Lebanon.
The Pope said about this topic when asked by a group of Spanish-speaking journalists traveling with the Pope: “The voices that come from the United States change frequently, so we will have to see, but it seems that there is a conversation and on the other hand there is a danger, the possibility of an activity or an operation, or even an invasion of the region. I do not know more about this topic.”
The Pope added: “But I think It is always better to look for ways of dialogue or pressureAnd perhaps economic pressures, but we are looking for another way to change, if that is what the United States wants to do. He stated that “at the level of the Episcopal Conference and with the announcement (in Venezuela)” they are “looking for ways to calm the situation for the benefit of the people because they are the ones suffering from the situation and not the authorities.”
Since last September, the United States has maintained a naval and air presence in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, near Venezuela, under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. He also linked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Sun Cartel, a group allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
In this context, Washington reported attacks on twenty boats supposedly serving drug smuggling and the killing of more than 80 crew members. On November 21, the North American country’s Federal Aviation Administration urged “extreme caution” when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean in the face of what it sees as a “potentially dangerous situation” in the region.
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalated further this weekend after US President Donald Trump announced a complete closure of Venezuelan airspace.